# Oklahoma Works Government, program · [Talent and hiring](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/talent) Also called: OklahomaWorks, Oklahoma Works office, Oklahoma Works center, OK Works, oklahomaworks.gov Oklahoma's statewide [workforce](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent) partnership of several agencies, with offices that connect job seekers and employers. It offers employers help with [recruiting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/recruiter), hiring, [retention](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/retention), [employee](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/contractor-vs-employee) training and layoffs at no cost, and it hosts the state's list of approved training programs. The [Oklahoma Employment Security Commission](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oesc) manages its website. **For example:** A startup that needs to hire ten support staff asks its local Oklahoma Works office to help post the jobs and screen applicants. ## Applying Application status unknown [Official application page](https://oklahoma.gov/workforce.html) Checked 2026-11-15. Official site: ## Connects to (8) - [Oklahoma Employment Security Commission](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oesc): The Oklahoma state agency for unemployment insurance and employment services. - [Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wioa): A US federal law, signed in 2014, that funds the public workforce system: job search help, education, training and support services for… - [Eligible Training Provider List](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/eligible-training-provider-list): Oklahoma's searchable list of approved training programs that eligible people can pay for with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act… - [Workforce development](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/workforce-development): Training and support that help people gain the skills employers need, often paid for in part by government or philanthropy. - [Talent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent): The skilled people a company can hire or work with, such as software engineers and designers. - [Recruiter](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/recruiter): A person whose job is to find and contact candidates for open roles. - [Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-rehabilitation-services): The Oklahoma state agency that helps people with disabilities find and keep work, through local vocational rehabilitation offices and… - [Work Ready Oklahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/workready): An Oklahoma Human Services program, part of the state's TANF work strategy, whose employment centers give workshops, job preparation and… ## Sources - - Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-works